Tuesday, 28 June 2022
it is with deep personal regret that the TEMS Staff inform you that James “Jim” Chandler passed away earlier today. His death was sudden and unexpected, and the TEMS Staff asks that you pray for the Chandler family and his friends. We, the TEMS Staff, ask you to be respectful of the family’s privacy during this difficult time.
Smithfield — The halls and church areas of Harvest Fellowship Baptist Church were filled with students and church members, Saturday 4/28/18 as they got ready for an active shooter training drill session.
Yet in a matter of moments, chaos broke out around 13:00 when the Isle of Wight Volunteer Rescue and area responders took part in an extensive active shooter drill.
The drill simulated a shooter coming onto the premises and opening fire on the church in session, leaving mass destruction in his path.
Read more: Preparing for the unthinkable: Law enforcement, EMS team up for active shooter drill
T
he sixty-day 2018 session of the Virginia General Assembly opened January 10 and adjourned on March 10. An April session will be held to further consider the state budget. The council tracks bills and resolutions of interest to the EMS community.
Read more: 2018 Virginia General Assembly adjourns but will reconvene for the budget
Nominations are being accepted for Weber Fund Advisory Board members.The Tidewater EMS Council's Board of Directors established the Kent J. Weber EMS Education and Research Fund in 2015 in honor the leadership and guidance of the council’s first executive director, long time board member and treasurer, Kent Jules Weber. More recently a Weber Fund Advisory Board was established to develop strategic advice and provide direction and support to the Board of Directors in all matters related to the Fund.
The Tidewater EMS Council created a new field coordinator position to support EMS education, performance improvement, mass casualty preparedness and other EMS programs in the counties of Southampton and Isle of Wight, and the city of Franklin.
Harvey “Jay” Porter, the Tidewater EMS Council’s former Education and Performance Improvement Coordinator, began serving as Field Coordinator – Western Tidewater part time beginning January 1, 2018.
Read more: New field coordinator position serves Western Tidewater
| ICS 300 Tue Jun 28 @ 8:30AM - 05:30PM |
| ICS 300 Wed Jun 29 @ 8:30AM - 05:30PM |
| ICS 300 Thu Jun 30 @ 8:30AM - 05:30PM |
| Patient and Provider Safety Committee Meeting Thu Jul 14 @ 1:00PM - 02:00PM |
| Trauma PI Committee Thu Jul 14 @ 2:30PM - 03:30PM |
| Education and Training Committee Meeting Wed Jul 20 @ 9:30AM - 11:30AM |
| Medical Operations Committee Wed Aug 10 @12:00PM - 02:00PM |
| STEMI PI Committee Thu Aug 11 @ 1:00PM - 02:00PM |
| Stroke PI Committee Thu Aug 11 @ 2:30PM - 03:30PM |
| Education and Training Committee Meeting Wed Aug 17 @ 9:30AM - 11:30AM |
| ICS 300 Tue Jun 28 @ 8:30AM - 05:00PM |
| ICS 300 Wed Jun 29 @ 8:30AM - 05:00PM |
| ICS 300 Thu Jun 30 @ 8:30AM - 05:00PM |
| Thoracic Trauma Thu Jul 21 @ 9:00AM - 10:30AM |
| Stroke Thu Jul 21 @10:45AM - 11:45AM |
| 911 Best Practices for Hospice Patients Thu Jul 21 @12:45PM - 01:45PM |
| The Effects of Manual Ventilation on Intrathoracic Pressures and Cardiac Output Thu Jul 21 @ 2:00PM - 03:00PM |
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